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Our two native butterflies are Blackburn’s Blue “pictured” and the Pulelehua (Kamehameha Butterfly) - Kauai has native and introduced dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies. - Damselflies mostly hold their wings close to the body and are weak fliers - Dragonflies are strong fliers, and at rest hold their wings away from the body - The Hawaiian giant dragonfly is the largest in the USA with a 6” wingspan. - To find out more click here - Artistic rendering of Blackburnʻs Blue butterfly by Sheldon Plentovich IG @sheldorofthehillpeople https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586253183811-YPJC392ODPRHWQPAHCYY/KoleaCentipede-2.jpg Wildlife - Plastics often end up in the oceans. Please use refillable water bottles and avoid using single-use plastics - Feral cats kill native birds and spread toxoplasmosis in their poop. Please avoid feeding them - Keep your cat indoors - Balloons often end up in the ocean. Please avoid releasing them - Report injuries to Save Our Shearwaters: 808-635-5117 - Learn more about Native Hawaiian Shorebirds here Photo: Kolea (Pacific Golden Plover) ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1604619735352-P51O16UDF2HSRUDAM9QB/PueoSaddle1.jpg Wildlife -Report a Pueo sighting to https://www.pueoproject.com/ Photo: Pueo (Hawaiian Owl) ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586253532676-HUU7D2ALBP8QNOOHLM7C/iiwi-4.jpg Wildlife - Mosquitoes kill forest birds. Please empty or cover all containers of standing water - Help prevent Rapid Ohiʻa Death (ROD); learn more here - Feral cats kill native birds and spread toxoplasmosis in their poop. Please avoid feeding them - Keep your cat indoors - Learn more about Native Hawaiian Forest Birds here Photo: ʻIʻiwi (Scarlet Honeycreeper). ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586674929421-O1II75WH01H38SA0K09F/P3140094.JPG Wildlife - Do not feed or collect fish or corals - Use coral-friendly sunscreens, which you can find here - Plastics often end up in the oceans. Please use refillable water bottles and avoid using single-use plastics - Cat poop carries toxoplasmosis, which can kill marine life. Please avoid feeding feral cats and flushing kitty litter down the toilet - Keep your cat indoors - Party Balloons are hazards to monk seals. Please choose an alternative - Learn more about Native Hawaiian corals here Photo: Palani (Dussumier’s Surgeonfish) ©Andre Raine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586254450309-EE5Y5PV0D3VGS1P7HDRJ/MonkSealShakaOrig.jpg Wildlife - Avoid approaching within 50 feet for adults and 150 feet for moms with pups - Plastics often end up in the oceans. Please use refillable water bottles and avoid using single-use plastics - Cat poop carries toxoplasmosis, which can kill monk seals. Please avoid feeding feral cats and flushing kitty litter down the toilet - Keep your cat indoors - Party Balloons are hazards to monk seals. Please choose an alternative - Report sightings to Monk Seal Hotline: 808-651-7668 - Report stranded, entangled, or injured seals to NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Hotline: 888-256-9840 - Learn more about Native Hawaiian Seals here and here Photo: llio-holo-i-ka-uaua (Hawaiian Monk Seal) ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586273014711-QFCY6PP0DPT54UYZJ1QF/KoloaLilly-4.jpg Wildlife - Please avoid feeding the nēnē geese - Feral cats kill native birds and spread toxoplasmosis in their poop. Please avoid feeding them - Keep your cat indoors - Learn more about Native Hawaiian Wetland Birds here Photo: Koloa (Hawaiian Duck) ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586251917444-A9RGAZC7MGLY2WD17ZQ4/iwa-2.jpg Wildlife - Fledging shearwater chicks are attracted to bright lights. Please keep outdoor lights off in season Sept-Dec - Plastics often end up in the oceans. Please use refillable water bottles and avoid using single-use plastics - Feral cats kill native birds and spread toxoplasmosis in their poop. Please avoid feeding them - Keep your cat indoors - Party balloons are hazards to seabirds. Please use an alternative - Report injuries to Save Our Shearwaters: 808-635 5117 - Learn more about Native Hawaiian Seabirds here and here - Seabird Friendly Lighting https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/files/2016/03/DOC439.pdf Photo: 'Iwa (Frigatebird) ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1588966471614-Y2N51LO546MADY18XCO0/Hawaiian%2BHoary%2BBat%2B1672.jpg Wildlife - Bats get caught in barbed wire. Please avoid using a top strand of barbed wire on fences - Report injured bats to Save Our Shearwaters at 808-635-5117 - Learn more about Native Hawaiian Bats here Photo: ʻŌpeʻapeʻa (Hawaiian Hoary Bat). ©Jack Jeffrey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586252572434-24UVLF08JWKC7VWJ0U1Q/HonuBeach.JPG Wildlife - Avoid approaching Honu within 20 feet - Plastics often end up in the oceans. Please use refillable water bottles and avoid using single-use plastics - Cat poop carries toxoplasmosis, which kills marine life. Please avoid feeding feral cats - Keep your cat indoors - Party Balloons are hazards to turtles. Please choose an alternative - Report injuries and entanglements to NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Hotline: 888-256-9840 - Learn more about Native Hawaiian turtles here Photo: Honu (Green Sea Turtle) ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586953519109-A7BS269HA4T083N5XWTZ/LAALGoofBallFace.jpg Wildlife - Keep your dog on a leash - Plastics often end up in the oceans. Please use refillable water bottles and avoid using single-use plastics - Feral cats kill native birds and spread toxoplasmosis in their poop. Please avoid feeding them - Keep your cat indoors - Party balloons are hazards to Mōlī. Please choose an alternative - Report injuries to Save Our Shearwaters: 808-635 5117 - Learn more about Native Hawaiian Seabirds here Photo: Mōlī (Laysan albatross) ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586252912690-A6KG221L2FBLKBODEH1G/HumpbackLunge.jpg Wildlife - Avoid approaching whales and dolphins. Stay at least 100 yards away from whales and 50 yards away from dolphins - Plastics often end up in the ocean. Please use refillable water bottles and avoid using single-use plastics - Party Balloons are hazards to whales and dolphins. Please choose an alternative - Report stranded, entangled, injured whales and dolphins to NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Hotline: 888-256-9840. Learn more about fishing gear and plastics in the ocean here. - Cat poop carries toxoplasmosis, which can kill marine life. Please avoid feeding feral cats and flushing kitty litter down the toilet - Learn more about Native Hawaiian whales and dolphins Photo: Kuapio Kohola (Humpback Whale) ©Hob Osterlund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1586671325021-5AL0WYXKLY1SKVMWD7ZX/P3140094.JPG Wildlife https://www.kauaiwildlife.org/plastics daily 0.75 2020-04-08 https://www.kauaiwildlife.org/lights daily 0.75 2020-04-08 https://www.kauaiwildlife.org/feeding daily 0.75 2020-04-08 https://www.kauaiwildlife.org/aba-birds-of-hawaii daily 0.75 2020-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1587886152052-QJV1ONJBOUQYT0XZEOUM/200403_aba_hi_press_release.jpg ABA Birds of Hawaii https://www.kauaiwildlife.org/statement-on-tnr daily 0.75 2021-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1626914508959-TMSY9PDYNL7U6NV3XO69/CatPredatorLAALB%26W.jpeg Position on Feral Cats and TNR Feral cat lurking around a nesting Moli (Laysan Albatross) with a newly-hatched chick. 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Let’s support them as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1630725462555-SUWT4384JPT0C041N6MO/Hawaiian+Organic+Noni+Logo.jpg Wildlife Friendly Businesses - Make it stand out Sunrise Organic Farm and Hawaiian Organic Noni are a family owned/operated 70 acre certified organic farm with an FDA certified organic Kitchen processing facility. We grow our own Noni, pick the fruit, process, package, and distribute. We do not private label or offer our products through multi-level marketing. We have total control over every aspect of growing our organic trees, processing our fruit and offering our products directly to you through our website, practitioners or stores. Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1628201021519-RP5NI64K7YAPZ1SGD7XP/arc-logo-3.png Wildlife Friendly Businesses - Make it stand out Archipelago Research and Conservation ARC offers a full range of ecological consultancy and project management services. We specialize in seabird colony creation, management and monitoring, and in helping companies assess and reduce bird collisions around infrastructure. We are conservation focused and science based. We work primarily on endangered seabirds and wetlands, but have expertise in a broad range of other species and habitats. Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1628207807356-0QE2EJU1IMCHHLU1X4R5/Screen+Shot+2021-08-05+at+1.55.26+PM.png Wildlife Friendly Businesses - Make it stand out Kaua`i Albatross Network Bird Guiding The Kaua‘i Albatross Network serves as a resource to promote safe nesting habitat for Laysan albatross and other native birds by respectful cooperation with private landowners, government agencies, scientists, businesses, schools, and conservation organizations. 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Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/c2c4556f-178e-4129-91bc-7ec3c36d438b/Versadeck+logo.jpg Wildlife Friendly Businesses - Make it stand out Maintenance Free Decking - Versadeck™ decking systems are high performance outdoor aluminum decking products designed to look great for decades. Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/328e11c9-c18a-4613-9bd6-3982ba6383d4/Screen+Shot+2022-04-05+at+11.11.18+AM.png Wildlife Friendly Businesses - Make it stand out Danette Andrews, Realtor (S) with Oceanfront Sotheby's International Realty Danette first came to visit Kauai in 1989 with her family from Alaska and it was love at first sight! She was captivated by the natural beauty of the Island and of course with the people of Kauai. She began her real estate career here on the island of Kauai in 2003 and thanks to clients' loyalty and referrals, has been a top producer ever since. Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e8c43bd4095ff3b986a564c/1628211952323-OGU3M769LB8QAG6GB2VT/219430900_10159337546404144_238334139015842494_n.jpg Wildlife Friendly Businesses - Become a Wildlife Friendly Business Businesses with the Wildlife-Friendly Business (WFB) seal pledge to protect native wildlife, promising to not feed feral cats, to adhere to wildlife-friendly lighting guidelines, and to not release balloons. WFBs with marine operations must also agree to follow NOAA Marine Life Viewing Guidelines. WFBs publicly show their commitment to the conservation and protection of Kaua‘i’s unique native wildlife through these actions. Our native species are facing so many challenges that it is critical that we come together to help our wildlife thrive. We hope you will choose to support these wildlife-friendly businesses, just as they have chosen to support the protection of Kaua‘i wildlife. Explore more below and help spread the word about these businesses and the Wildlife-Friendly Business Program!